Nick is the founder of Opposite and a recognised leader in human factors. Over the past decade, he has led a team of specialists delivering human-centred services across industries. He has overseen the integration of human factors into major Victorian infrastructure projects, large-scale process simplification and digitisation initiatives, and the design of leadership programs that challenge and grow mindsets. Nick also founded Coachling, a coaching and mental health service for professionals.
Dr Nicholas
Duck
Head of Opposite
Registered Organisational Psychologist | Human Factors Specialist
Expertise
- Coaching, Human Factors, Innovation, MentalHealth, Organisational Psychology, Simplification
Nick
Registered Organisational Psychologist | Human Factors Specialist
Outside of work, Nick is the proud dad of three girls, dog-dad to two energetic border collies, and a lover of film, television, and the funnier side of life.
Interests
- BorderCollies, Cooking, Creativity, FilmAndTV, Humour, Travel
Christine
Antoniou
Business Manager
Bachelor of Arts (Public Relations)
Christine has run the day-to-day engine of Opposite for the past 8 years including finance, HR and business operations. With a background in journalism and public relations she also has a keen eye for quality control on all reports and publications.
Expertise
- businessoperations, communication, finance, HR
Christine
Bachelor of Arts (Public Relations)
Outside of work, Christine is a mum to three girls, who loves to spend time with her family and friends with a good meal and a cup of tea.
Interests
- good book, homerenovations, Interiordesign, Travel
Patrick McGrath
Head of Human Enablement
Registered Organisational Psychologist
Patrick is dedicated to creating thriving workplace cultures by building more capable leaders, aligned teams, and agile and resilient individuals. As an Organisational Psychologist and Head of Human Enablement, he designs and implements targeted, evidence-based solutions that directly address workplace challenges. From leadership development and team effectiveness programs to one-on-one coaching and counselling for work-related stress and career navigation, his approach is always pragmatic and human-centred. Patrick’s extensive experience delivering impactful results spans a vast range of sectors makes them a versatile and trusted partner in creating more effective and supportive workplaces.
Expertise
- Agility, Coaching, Growth, MentalHealth, OrganisationalPsychology, Resilience, Teamwork
Patrick
Registered Organisational Psychologist
When he’s not in the office, Patrick is a husband and dad first. A lifelong enthusiast of compelling narratives, his downtime is often spent with a good book, exploring the worlds of film and television, or diving into the interactive storytelling of video games. Beyond the screen and the page, he finds balance by staying active through fitness, gardening, or following his favourite sports teams, and a great music playlist is never too far away.
Interests
- Fitness, Gardening, Humour, Music, News, Sport
Ashleigh
Fleming
Head of Human Experience
Organisational Psychology Professional | Leadership Coach
With over 15 years experience practicing organisational psychology, Ashleigh has led a range of projects across the private and public sectors. She has a passion for designing experiences and developing leaders. Her creative mindset and intuitive nature, enables her to offer an insightful perspective on workplace challenges. Ash is both empathetic and motivational in her style.
Expertise
- Coaching, Innovation, Leadership, MentalHealth, OrganisationalPsychology, Simplification, UserExperience, UX
Ash
Organisational Psychology Professional | Leadership Coach
Outside of work, Ash has twin boys and a fluffy Golden Retriever called Bugs. She is a beach lover and enjoys being outdoors. Ash is also a published game designer, having her game displayed at PAX Melbourne.
Interests
- Beach, Fun, GameDesigner, GoldenRetriever, Outdoors
Duygu Serbetci
Human Experience Consultant
Masters by Research (Psychology)
Duygu combines curiosity, warmth, and systems thinking to partner with leaders and teams, translating research into practical solutions that align safety, culture, wellbeing, and performance. Her work spans human factors, organisational design, risk management and evidence-based change, helping organisations create environments where people and systems work together to achieve meaningful impact.
Expertise
- CultureDesign, HumanFactors, OrganisationalPsychology, Research, RiskManagement, SystemsThinking
Duy
Masters by Research (Psychology)
Outside work, Duygu finds joy in Argentinian tango, playing violin, and singing. She loves conversations and community, exploring how art, movement, and music deepen connection, resilience, and wellbeing in life.
Interests
- Community, Creativity, Singing, Tango, Violin
Rahnuma
Tasneem
Head of Brand
Master of Design | Multimedia Specialist
Rahnuma leads the design function at Opposite, bringing a multidisciplinary background in architecture and design to her role. She oversees the brand identity, UX and graphic design and visual communication. With a strong focus on user-centred design, she transforms complex ideas into intuitive and visually compelling solutions. Her approach blends creativity with strategy, helping teams communicate clearly and connect meaningfully with their audiences.
Expertise
- Attentiontodetail, Brandidentity, Creativity, Digitaltools, Visualcommunication
Numo
Master of Design | Multimedia Specialist
Outside of work, you’ll probably find Numo exploring thrift or vintage stores for unique finds to style her home or taking care of her plants. Or even taking/editing photos for her Instagram feed. She’s also fully embraced Melbourne’s coffee culture (and now considers herself a bit of a coffee enthusiast!).
Interests
- Interiordesign, Photography, Styling, Travel, Upcycling
Damien Colabattista
Head of Human Centred Design
Registered Psychologist | Human Centred Designer
Damien heads up Human-Centred Design at Opposite, where he focuses on how businesses can perform better by designing with — not just for — their people. His work spans the iterative design of digital tools, services, and programs that improve culture, communication, leadership capability and change. With a foundation in organisational psychology and hands-on business ownership and management, Damien understands what it takes to create environments where people and performance thrive together. His entrepreneurial mindset and experience as the founder of multiple businesses keeps his approach to leading staff grounded in reality and focused on outcomes that are intent for humans, make sense, and last!
Expertise
- Human-Centred Design, HumanFactors, OrganisationalPsychology, SmallBusiness
Damo
Registered Psychologist | Human Centred Designer
When not designing and developing solutions for businesses, Damo likes to put the concept of mind over matter to test, attempting vigorous athletic exercise with a not-so-athletic background. He also talks, a lot…
Interests
- Humour, Travel
Dr Ramsay Dixon
Senior Consultant, Coachling Clinical Lead and Senior Coach
Registered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist | Workplace Wellbeing Specialist
Ramsay is an experienced coach and clinical psychologist who enhances wellbeing, performance, and leadership capability across individuals, teams, and organisations. Combining clinical insight with consulting and research expertise, he delivers evidence-based coaching and clinical leadership, including through ‘Coachling’ – a unique hybrid coaching and mental health service – and also designs, leads, and evaluates workplace wellbeing initiatives. Ramsay’s collaborative style blends curiosity, humour, and authenticity to foster lasting personal and workplace change.
Expertise
- AppliedPsychology, Coaching, MentalHealth, PsychosocialSafety, Reilience, WorkplaceWellbeing
Ramsay
Registered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist | Workplace Wellbeing Specialist
Apart from his consultancy work Ramsay also runs his own solo private clinical psychology practice. Outside of work he is an all rounder who is equally at home watching sport, enjoying the arts or playing guitar.
Interests
- AllRounder, Comedy, Guitar, Movies, Musicals, Sport
Tim
Farley
Consultant
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
With a multidisciplinary background spanning design, public health research, and coaching, Tim brings a human-centred and evidence-based lens to complex workplace challenges. His work focuses on human-centred design and simplification—translating psychology and complex information into practical tools and programs that help people and strengthen organisational performance. Tim brings a steady, grounded approach to even the most challenging projects, ensuring thoughtful and enduring results for clients.
Expertise
- HumanCentredDesign, OrganisationalPsychology, Simplification
Tim
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Outside of work, Tim spends his time practising Martial Arts Tricking, hanging out with his high-energy border collie, learning something new, and playing games.
Interests
- BorderCollies, Gaming, Learning, MartialArtsTricking
Joanna Adams
Senior Human Enablement Consultant & Coachling Lead
Registered Psychologist (Organisational Psychology Register)
Joanna is passionate about helping people thrive in their professional lives. Drawing on her expertise in organisational psychology and behavioural science, she takes an evidence-based and human-centred approach to leadership, culture, and capability development programs. She supports teams and individuals in achieving meaningful behaviour and mindset change to enhance performance across a variety of sectors.
She also leads Coachling, a hybrid coaching and mental health service, where she works as a coach. Joanna approaches her work with curiosity, warmth, and a genuine commitment to helping her clients reach their goals.
Expertise
- CapabilityDevelopment, Coaching, LeadershipDevelopment, MentalHealth, OrganisationalPsychology
Joanna
Registered Psychologist (Organisational Psychology Register)
Outside of work, you’ll find Joanna café hopping, wine tasting, playing golf, joining her local run club, doing Pilates, experimenting with new baking recipes, or rewatching The Office for the hundredth time.
Interests
- Coffee, Golf, Travelling, Wine
Luke Carroll
Senior Consultant, Technology & Product Innovation
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Luke is a Technology and Innovation Consultant at Opposite, helping organisations turn complex challenges into simple, scalable solutions. He blends technical problem-solving with design thinking to create digital tools, AI systems and frameworks that make work safer and smarter. His projects span from automating leadership assessments and safety processes to building web platforms that enhance decision-making and efficiency across industries.
Expertise
- Data Analytics, GenAI, Innovation, MachineLearning, SoftwareDevelopment, UX/UI Design
Luke
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
In his free time, Luke is a sports nuffy. Being a proud Queenslander, he is a massive Brisbane Lions fan! Luke also enjoys tinkering with microelectronics.
Interests
- Avocado&VegemiteFan, Microelectronics, Sports
Michelle
Gully
Consultant
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Michelle brings a strong foundation in organisational psychology and a passion for understanding how people and systems interact at work. Her experience spans consulting projects in organisational change, workplace wellbeing, and leadership development — supporting teams to translate evidence-based psychology into practical, human-centred solutions. She has contributed to diverse initiatives including process simplification, learning design, and change management.
Expertise
- HumanCentredDesign, OrganisationalPsychology, Research, Simplification
Michelle
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Michelle enjoys reading literary fiction, playing piano and guitar, diving into creative projects, and dissecting the themes of her favourite TV shows with anyone who’ll listen.
Interests
- Creativity, Curiosity, Music, Storytelling
Our Opposite Culture
At Opposite, we believe that diverse perspectives lead to better solutions. Our culture celebrates curiosity, embraces failure as learning, and always puts human needs at the center of everything we do.
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